000
FZPN04 KNHC 311026
HSFEP3

HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XVI
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1115 UTC WED DEC 31 2008

CCODE/1:31:16:01:00/AOW/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

S PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 18.5S E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED DEC 31.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU JAN 01.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI JAN 02.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.S OF 05S W OF 115W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN 
MIXED SW AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST SW PART. ELSEWHERE W OF 108W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST SW OF LINE FROM 00N115W TO 05S106W TO 
18.5S106W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED SW 
AND NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 00N110W TO 18.5S95W 
WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN MIXED SW AND NW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 02S TO 14S W OF 97W E TO SE WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN SW SWELL. ELSEWHERE SW OF LINE FROM 
00N103W TO 18.5S80W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN SW 
SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.